News & Views
As the leading industry organisation for the warehousing sector, part of our role is to provide a voice for the industry, promoting a greater understanding of the challenges and issues, as well as highlighting the importance of the sector and the great work our members do. Using a variety of platforms and channels, we encourage engagement with customers, partners, peers and policy makers through effective marketing and communications
UKWA launches new Warehouse Manager CPC qualification
In January, the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) will launch the first ever independently accredited Warehouse Manager CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence), kicking off ‘2024: The Year of Warehousing’ campaign, which was announced at the UKWA House of Lords Parliamentary Luncheon in October. The new qualification has been designed to [...]
Battle for Business Rates Relief continues
The UK Warehousing Association has been battling for some time to make the case to government for warehouses to qualify for support on business rates. In March we wrote to the Chancellor highlighting the unfairness of the proposed increase in business rates for warehouses and challenging the assumption that [...]
King’s Speech: UKWA awaits detail on scale of investment and timescale for reform
The UK Warehousing Association has welcomed reference in the King’s Speech to the Government’s plans to scale up renewable energy supplies, including solar, as well as its commitment to grid connection reform. However, UKWA CEO Clare Bottle warns that major investment will be required to bring the National Grid [...]
UKWA welcomes revised funding for Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has welcomed news that the Funding Band for Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Apprenticeships has been revised upwards to Band 8 (up to £5,000). The revision, confirmed by Secretary of State for Education Gillian Keegan, represents a positive step forward for the industry, according to UKWA [...]
UK Warehousing Association announces ‘Year of Warehousing’ for 2024
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has announced that 2024 will see the launch of a high profile, year-long campaign to highlight the critical role of warehousing in supply chains, the sector’s major contribution to the UK economy, essential employment of 1m people, and the key role it is set [...]
Hot debate on Windsor Framework at UKWA Roadshow in Belfast
Last month UKWA held the second of its Warehousing Roadshow events in Belfast, co-hosted with the All Ireland Warehousing Association (AIWA). Appropriately enough, given the passionate discussion around the issues facing Northern Ireland’s warehousing and logistics community, guests and expert speakers convened at a venue directly opposite the Parliament [...]
Warehousing Ignored by Government
The UK Warehousing Association has reacted with frustration to the publication of the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) review of the Shortage Occupation List. Forklift truck drivers and warehouse operatives are not even mentioned in the report. Having led a co-ordinated campaign during the review period in 2022 demonstrating the [...]
Government consultation on planning is a crucial opportunity, says UKWA
The launch of the government’s open consultation on Freight, Logistics and the Planning System this month represents a crucial opportunity for us to influence significant change in an area that has long been a major frustration for the sector, says UKWA CEO Clare Bottle. “Too often there has been [...]
Warehousing is leading the way, says Baroness as UKWA salutes the best of the industry!
As UKWA celebrated excellence in the sector at its Annual Lunch & Awards event at the Royal Lancaster London this week, Baroness Scott of Bybrook, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Levelling Up Housing & Communities, told a delighted audience that ‘warehousing is leading the way within the [...]
Mike Thomas appointed new Chair of UKWA
At this year’s AGM, held on 27 June 2023, Mike Thomas, Client Services Director at Delamode International Logistics, was confirmed as the new Chair of the UKWA Management Board. Gary Whittle, Commercial Director of Meachers Global has been named Vice Chair. Mike, part of the UKWA membership for over [...]
UKWA launches first of 2023 Warehouse Roadshows in Wales
UKWA will be launching its 2023 series of Warehouse Roadshows in Newport, Wales on Tuesday 16 May. The event will be hosted and sponsored by UKWA member Genpower, worldwide importer and distributor of tools and power products, at the company’s brand new 16,000 pallet distribution centre on St. Modwen’s [...]
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Videos & Webinars
AMR Webinar: Creating the warehouse of the future
UKWA CEO Clare Bottle joined Steve Doster, Senior Enterprise Sales Director at inVia Robotics in California to demystify the 'warehouse of the future' and discuss investment in robotics in a webinar hosted by AMR Supply Chain. To watch the webinar recording, click below and use the password: n+0ZH9Lp Watch [...]
Kickstart your career in warehousing
https://youtu.be/N0nr2hmz3Fs UKWA CEO Clare Bottle meets with Deputy MD Tom Ashley at ILG during a visit from the Minister for Employment, Mims Davies MP, to talk about the success stories around the Kickstart scheme and hear from some young employees carving out a career in warehousing.
UKWA National Conference 2022 Building Tomorrow’s Workforce Today
UKWA CEO Clare Bottle with Minister for Employment Mims Davies on a visit to ILG to talk to Kickstarter employees and raise the profile of warehousing and logistics ahead of UKWA National Conference 2022, 8-9 March. https://youtu.be/T4vpIZdFt_s
Read the Lease Before Signing
In the last of UKWA Bitesize Briefings Simon Edwards, Partner at Aaron & Partners tackles Leases, Repairing and Decorating Obligations and Dilapidations providing a quick run through of practical points to consider before taking a property lease, during and at the end of it. https://youtu.be/Ry4cnZNXwk0
Tempus Novo Annual Employment Awards
UKWA supports Tempus Novo the award winning charity that helps serving and ex-offenders find employment. Attending the charity's recent awards event UKWA CEO Clare Bottle was sent this message. "We hope you enjoyed our Annual Employment Awards Evening at the Rudding Park Hotel; we are incredibly grateful that you took [...]
Meet the Expert at Multimodal 2021
UKWA CEO Clare Bottle is interviewed at Multimodal 2021 by veteran logistics journalist and ex editor of Air Cargo News, Roger Hailey on the biggest challenges currently facing the UK Warehousing Association and some of the solutions and opportunities https://youtu.be/CYOwIZT7Yc8
What happens when your customer goes bust?
The latest in UKWA’s Bitesize Briefings, presented by specialist legal advisor Aaron & Partners, focuses on Liens – the right to retain goods until sums due are paid – and how this can protect warehouse keepers in the event of a customer either going bust or not paying their bill. [...]
